New Ulm weekly review., 1887-03-09
A WYOMING WEDDING.

A WYOMING WEDDING.
The New Way 0ut West Of Settling Old Wrongs.
From the Argonaut.
81 Jim Mason dismounted at Burton's
ranch, turned his pony into the corral
and strode heavily into. the bunk
room, One OF the riders OF Burton's
outfit said, "How!" and Jim gave him
the same terse greeting.
Whats new over Crazy Creek way?"
asked Long Pete.
''Nuthin' much. Is the old man
here! Mat wants him to send over a
couple O you bucks to help pswim them
Northern cattle cross the river.
We're short-handed.'
"Better see him after supper. Got
his two gal daughters out here now,
and they'r teedin in the new shanty.
Them two dude cowpunchers eats
with 'em, an they take a sight
o'time."
'tI don't hold with women and
dudes on a COW ranch much, said Jim.
"Who does?" CALCULATED Hairy
Mike. "Pm goin' to quit Burton.
With college chaps comm out here
and swellin' roun,' it amt no place
for a common waddy. run COWS in
this country when the Injuns was
runnin us, an ! got no use fer fancy
business. One O. the dudes he stack
ed up longside O. me on circle t'other
day, an he says, Fine mornin,' Mike!'
| 1says, Yes, it amt; an you'd better
not monkey 'roun' me with yer cheap
talk. I'm sixshooter man from
way back, am; eat snakes, an I'm
a wolf-you hear me how'll" That's
how I throwed it into smarty."
''The danes is pretty slick dames,"
said Pete; 'ole Burton reckons to
marry the plug-tooth dude to one Nv
'em. Seems his ole man owns a rail
road East somewheres.
"Maybe 80. Plug-tooth 'ull fool
him up trip" growled Mike. "He's
no count sort. Reckon his people
sent him out here to keep whisky out
Nv him. Durn him-keepin' some
good man out NV Job"
"Kin he ride?" asked Jim.
''Ride nuthin'. Burton give him a
string O. plumb gentle horses. Sets M
soldier-fashion." " .I
"Well," said Pete, "the danes think
he's nicer'n q white faced yearlin'.
He's sure gettin' in bis fine work with
the pretty one-Helen, or whatever
she calls herself. There's slush a hol-
lerin. Well, we kin rustic grub if we
don't eat with the dudes"
After supper Jim went over to the
gaudily painted house and DISCHARGED
his mission.
"Did you see the gals?" asked Mike
when, he returned to the riders cabin.
"Got a kind O squint at EN-. Wich
one is it has the sort o open mouth
-short-iped like? She as slick-look-
in as any O. them actresses It come to
Cheyenne
"Helen, that is She's the won
the jay is after. What is it
he answers to? Scranto, amt it,
shorty?" ,
A man rather over six feet in height
looking up from the raw hide rope he
is braiding and rolls a cigarette be-
fore he replies.
Sounds somethin' like that. Coin
back in the mornln', Jim?"
"Ruther. We gathered raft o'cat-
tie over there-rod all our h orses
poor. amt had my boots off three
nights a week. Pound my ear to-
night. though, pretty solid.''
You mays we'll crawl into NV
dogs nest" said Shorty. I've got a
pretty fat bed, I have. That fellow
the freighters hung give ME three pair
o daisy blankets. I'll roll her out
soon's get this strand drawed. Out
sides best, reckon"
"You bet you. Idon't banker after
sleepin' in.doors-not without it..
SHOWS. That's why the city chaps
look SO rocky-don't let the wind
blow their whiskers nights
) "Wonder who'll git to go over to
the river with YOU" said Mike.
"Camped down by the bend?"
eyes. y
'Is the company giyin' pretty good
chuck this year,"
Way up. Mac makes 'em. There
amt any more dried apples on
the wag'n, but ole Greaser Smith
is cookin' fer us, an his bread
is the best roundup bakin' out. II
hear them Horseshoe Y men is get
tin condensed milk. Now call that
civillzln too much. Man can't drink
straight coffee ought to quit singin'
to the cows"
When the men were all in bed, and
Shorty had thrown a boot at the can
die stuck on the doorsill, Hairy Mikes
raucous snore gave the signal for ST
lence andrest.
At daylight next morning jim Ma
son and two OF the Burton riders
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